Open for collaboration SFI Industry Fellowships Dr. Suzanne Miller-Delaney Scientific Programme Manager Enterprise Partnership Team
Webinar instructions • Short, one-way PowerPoint presentation with voiceover • Presented by Dr Suzanne Miller- Delaney, Scientific Programme Manager, Enterprise Partnerships • Questions will be answered at the end • Submit questions by text on the GoToMeeting control panel – please be concise • The link to the recording will be posted at: http://www.sfi.ie/funding/funding- calls/sfi-industry-fellowship-programme/
Programme introduction ❑ Purpose • to enhance industry-academia collaborations through the funding of collaborative industry-academia research projects . • to stimulate excellence through knowledge exchange & training of researchers. ❑ Structure • “Academia -to- Industry” Fellowships : staff & postdoctoral academic researchers • “Industry -to- Academia” Fellowships: individuals from industry anywhere in the world spend time in an eligible Irish academic or research institution. ❑ Funding: up to €100,000 2018 deadline : 13:00, 23 rd November 2018
Programme introduction Academia to Industry Industry to Academia Academic Fellow Industry Fellow • • Faculty or postdoctoral Industry researcher: an researchers from an Irish employee of an Industry Research Body and/or Partner based anywhere in holders of a PhD awarded by the world. an Irish Research Body. Applicant = Academic Fellow Applicant = Academic Mentor The eligible Academic Fellow The Industry Fellow carries out carries out research in industry, research in an eligible Irish anywhere in the world research body
General Definitions Duration Placement The time spent by the Fellow working at the host (Industry Partner or Research Body) Award Duration The overall time between the beginning & the end of the Fellowship. Time Commitment The percentage time spent on Placement against the total Award Duration.
Duration ❑ Award Duration • Full-time: 1 -12 mths In both cases, the Placement duration • Part-time: 2 - 24 mths cannot exceed 12 months ❑ SFI only funds the time spent in Placement e.g. for academia-to-industry part-time fellowships, postdoctoral researchers may only claim the salary associated with spending time on the Industry Partner’s premises. ❑ Earliest Predicted Start date: April 2019 at the very earliest . Successful applicants must start the fellowship within 6 mths of funding notification - in case of maternity leave or other exceptional, justified circumstances, the start date of the fellowship may be further delayed, subject to approval from SFI.
Programme Remit The Industry Fellowship programme funds collaborative industry-academia research projects aligned: • with one of the 14 Research Priority Areas (2018 – 2023) OR • to any other area under SFI’s Legal remit where there is convincing evidence that there will be significant potential for economic &/or societal impact. Please note the definition of STEM employed by SFI does not extend to the Humanities & Social Sciences. Legal Remit - http://www.sfi.ie/about-us/about-sfi/what-we-do/ Research Priority Areas – https://dbei.gov.ie/en/Publications/Publication- files/Research-Priority-Areas-2018-to-2023.pdf
Important Eligibility Criteria Industry Partners ❑ An Industry Partner must: 1. be a research-active company 2. be a private for-profit company located in Ireland or abroad 3. possess the appropriate independent infrastructure, revenue & staffing, to provide appropriate working conditions & training to prospective Fellows. ❑ Commercial semi-state companies such as the group of companies under CIE, EirGrid, ESB, etc. & their similar counterparts worldwide are eligible Industry Partners. ❑ Academic spinouts are eligible Industry Partners provided they meet all other eligibility criteria, including the disclosure of any potential conflicts of interest.
Collaborative Research Fellows must be located in the host Research Body or Industry host for the full placement duration of the fellowship Collaborative Research should be thought of as of potential benefit to both industry & academia in the short, medium or long-term.
Intellectual Property ❑ Intellectual Property (IP) agreements between the Industry Partner & the Academic Partner’s Research Body, are the responsibility of the Research Body & should comply with the National IP Protocol, ‘Inspiring Partnership – the national IP Protocol 2016.’ https://www.knowledgetransferireland.com/ManagingIP/KTI-Protocol-2016.pdf ❑ IP arrangements should reflect the collaborative nature of the project, the level of commitment of the Industry Partner & compliance with State Aid Regulations.
Academia-to-Industry Fellowships
Process for companies Academia-to-Industry Fellowships 1. Identify suitable candidate(s): • SFI Industry Fellowship Group on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8201626 • Industry Development Managers in Research Bodies/SFI Research Centres SFI Information & Networking Session , 4 th Oct • 2018, Aviva Stadium. Register at: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/science- foundation-ireland-industry-fellowship- information-networking-event-tickets- 49932457324 2. Define high-level project 3. Discuss IP with Research Body 4. Proposal preparation & submission (the Research Body of the Fellow submits the proposal)
Important definitions Academia-to-Industry Fellowships Academic Fellow / A faculty researcher or postdoctoral researcher currently Applicant working in an eligible Irish Research Body, or a postdoctoral researcher having held a research contract in an eligible Irish Research Body, or the holder of a PhD awarded by an Irish Research Body Faculty Researcher A researcher who is currently employed as an academic staff member of an eligible Irish Research Body (e.g. lecturers, associate & full professors), who are either permanent or temporary (contract of more than 2 years). Postdoctoral A researcher who holds a PhD at the time of application & who Researcher additionally holds, or has held, a postdoctoral research contract in an eligible Irish Research Body, or the holder of a PhD degree awarded by an eligible Irish Research Body. Industry Mentor An industry researcher/leader employed by an Industry Partner who will host an Academic Fellow.
Eligibility criteria Academia-to-Industry Fellowships Industry Mentors must be a formal employee of an eligible Industry Partner. Additionally: ❑ Academic employees currently seconded on Industry Partners’ premises are not eligible Industry Mentors. ❑ Industry employees seconded to Research Bodies, such as Researchers-in- Residence, are not eligible Industry Mentors.
Eligibility criteria Academia-to-Industry Fellowships Applicants must be: ❑ A permanent member of the academic staff (“Faculty researcher”) of an eligible Irish Research Body OR ❑ A former or current contract Postdoctoral Researcher in an eligible Irish Research Body OR ❑ The holder of a PhD degree awarded by an eligible Irish Research Body. Applicants can be: ❑ An eligible postdoctoral researcher who is currently unemployed. ❑ An eligible postdoctoral researcher currently on a career break, wishing to return to full or part-time employment in a company.
Eligibility criteria Academia-to-Industry Fellowships: Applicants ❑ The Applicant must hold a PhD at the time of application. The official date is defined as the day, month & year that the degree was conferred, i.e. the month & year printed on the official PhD certificate. ❑ Only one Fellowship application per Applicant. ❑ Proposals are not accepted from Applicants who wish to be hosted in an organisation in which they have a financial interest or hold a decision-making role. ❑ Academic Fellows who have been successfully funded once through the Industry Fellowship programme are eligible to apply a second time BUT are not eligible to carry out the Placement with the same Industry Partner. Note : Industry employees, based in Ireland or abroad, are not eligible Applicants for Academia-to-Industry Fellowships.
Academia-to-Industry Fellowships Category A & Category B Applicants
Academia-to-Industry Fellowships Category A. Faculty Researcher Applicants must: 1. be a member of the academic staff of an eligible Irish Research Body (permanent or with an active contract at the time of application) 2. hold a PhD or equivalent for at least 3 years by the submission deadline 3. be senior author on 3 international peer reviewed articles 4. have the experience, capability & authority to mentor & supervise 5. have the necessary research management experience (see call doc for examples) 6. have the necessary experience in the management of research staff. Note : Fixed-term contract academic/faculty appointments, including full-time, fixed-term lecturing contracts of >2 years should apply under Category A. SFI will not support a Category A fellowship beyond the end date of current contract.
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